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Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
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#102This is interesting, a lot to ponder. Will $7000 seem reasonable once hordes of graduates hit the market and commoditize the profession?
Or is CS a good fit for only a limited number of people, regardless of price?
It's fascinating that this field, which is difficult because it requires precision, lends itself so practically to automatic grading online.
As exciting as MOOCs are, will we be bound to use them in what's left of our free time just to keep up?
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#103Gt alum here. Gt is a great school, but who says that is a forecast of how well an online class will be? Online classes have been around for about a decade now. But i cant see how taking a class online from Georgia Tech aint gonna be different than taking an online class from another university. The benefits of getting a CS degree at a university is gaining that physical connection with the professors. There isn't go…
Some people benefit form personal contact, others don't. Don't assume your experience is the blueprint for everybody to follow. I got very little out of my college education from personal contact with professors.
Re: Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
#104Gt alum here. Gt is a great school, but who says that is a forecast of how well an online class will be? Online classes have been around for about a decade now. But i cant see how taking a class online from Georgia Tech aint gonna be different than taking an online class from another university. The benefits of getting a CS degree at a university is gaining that physical connection with the professors. There isn't go…
Hey bruv, another fellow alum from the engineering school.
I agree with your sentiment regarding the value of connections, and that's where the premium cost of on-campus MS programs comes in. But there is a clear value to getting a degree with a reputation and accreditation versus learning the same material independently.
Additionally, defending a thesis to a random professor thousands of miles away isn't far off from my real-world work environment. Worked for IBM and literally never met my manager during my tenure. Currently work at a firm with colleagues predominantly across the world and have to manage direct reports, solve problems, and build rapport all the same. Getting things done despite being remote is the direction.
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if you can get in with just a BA.
I am starting an MS in CS program in the fall (not at GT) and I just have a BA. They let me in, however I have to take a full academic year of remedial courses first[1]. I would imagine they will do something like that. [1]Calculus 1 and 2, Intro to Programming, Data Structures, Foundations of CS, Intro to Computer Systems, Intro to Computer Organization, Algorithms and Data Structures, Structures of Programming Lang…
Re: Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
#106Gt alum here. Gt is a great school, but who says that is a forecast of how well an online class will be? Online classes have been around for about a decade now. But i cant see how taking a class online from Georgia Tech aint gonna be different than taking an online class from another university. The benefits of getting a CS degree at a university is gaining that physical connection with the professors. There isn't go…
Rare sensible comment in this thread. Anything higher than a Bachelors online is self-defeating until widespread group chat at least minimizes the blow of no professors. Maybe one day with a partnership with Oculus Rift lol
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. Maybe you'd have to take some remedial courses first though. SNHU offers B.S. in CS online. http://www.snhu.edu/ There is nothing in CS that requires your physical presence in a lecture hall to learn.
I would worry about the legitimacy of any MS in CS program that did not make someone without a CS undergrad degree take significant remedial coursework.
"Formal admission into the OMS CS program will require a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from an accredited institution, or a related Bachelor of Science degree with a possible need to take and pass remedial courses." -- http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/faq/
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#108What is AT&T allegedly bringing to the table? Are we assuming that there are people who want to work there, who will view this certification as advancing that goal, is that it? I read the http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/faq/ , and found only this hint: Why is AT&T the corporate collaborator for this initiative? As a premier global communications company and a champion for innovation in education, AT&T will provide techno…
Also, "AT&T will be the founding corporate collaborator of the program, contributing $2 million to the initiative..."
They say "AT&T hires about 30,000 employees a year" and that AT&T will provide projects for OMS CS students to work on, as well as internship and job opportunities. It also says they will be having some of their employees get the degree.
Re: Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if you can get in with just a BA.
I am starting an MS in CS program in the fall (not at GT) and I just have a BA. They let me in, however I have to take a full academic year of remedial courses first[1]. I would imagine they will do something like that. [1]Calculus 1 and 2, Intro to Programming, Data Structures, Foundations of CS, Intro to Computer Systems, Intro to Computer Organization, Algorithms and Data Structures, Structures of Programming Lang…
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Re: Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
#110http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/faq/ > How much does the degree program cost? We’re not yet ready to announce a specific program cost, but the plan is to offer the Georgia Tech OMS CS for a total cost of under $7,000—a fraction of the cost of Georgia Tech’s on-campus program and even less than that of comparable private universities. > The total workload is the same as the residential program; the weekly or hourly worklo…
Personal anecdote: I just finished an engineering MS from NC State via their Engineering Online ( http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu ) program. The per-3hr-course cost for EOL courses is roughly $900. For the on campus version of the same thing, it's about $2200. For a 27 credit hour program, that came out to about $8k, which I thought was entirely reasonable given I [as a student local to the school] always had the o…
To emphasise the point about the distance education program being equivalent, some 'on-campus' students who can't get into a class because it's full often take the distance ed class (which is often simultaneously recorded).
As far as I know, they have the exact same work.